Thursday, June 18, 2009

Shamanic Fellowship Ethics

Shamanic Fellowship Ethics Cover We have our code of Ethics. It is neither lengthy nor overly restrictive. We do not include ancient taboos in this list, such as Mother-In-Law avoidance or the taboo against Fish, because they may not apply nowadays. If you wish to not eat fish or to avoid your Mother-In-Law for religious reasons, it is your prerogative. But it is not a requirement.

1.) If the action does not harm yourself, other people or intelligent beings, or Our Mother The Earth, you are free to do as you wish.
2.) To charge for healings, sweats or ceremonials is totally wrong and extremely offensive. Also, to charge excessively for teaching is equally offensive, but a modest fee over expenses is allowable. Your conscience is the best guide, that and the Will of the Deities.
3.) Magick should be limited only to Protection of Self and Loved Ones, and to healing and helping those in need, provided that permission is given by the patient and that help other than healing does not interfere with the Will of others. Magick that is used in a coercive (IE. Love spells) or destructive (harming or killing magick) way is patently wrong and is considered

Black Magick.

4.) Contact of spirits by any means other than Shamanic Journeying or the Vision Quest is very risky, and Possession is a real possibility. The practice of mediumship, or "channeling" has no place in the Lifeway, and exposes not only Self but others to danger.
5.) Permission must always be asked of the spirits of plants and/or animals before taking them for either sustenance or for medicine.
6.) One's visions and one's personal Ceremonies are one's own. Personal visions should not be spoken of, but shared visions are for all of the group.
7.) It is wrong to criticize another within the group or outside the group. Racism, sexism, xenophobia or general disrespect of others has no place in the Fellowship. Individual decisions about lifestyle and other ethical issues not covered here are an individual's own affair.

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